Author Archives: Adam Van Arsdale

About Adam Van Arsdale

I am biological anthropologist with a specialization in paleoanthropology. My research focuses on the pattern of evolutionary change in humans over the past two million years, with an emphasis on the early evolution and dispersal of our genus, Homo. My work spans a number of areas including comparative anatomy, genetics and demography.

Running for Science: Science for Running – The Complete Series

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Adam Van Arsdale

The 12-episode series is now a wrap! Thank you to everyone who helped in the process, both as a contributor and as a listener. This post is intended to bring together the whole series into a single, easily sharable post … Continue reading →

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Boston Marathon Training Update, new podcasts

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Adam Van Arsdale

The last time I updated my marathon training, things were going great. I had steadily increased my mileage, and by the end of January did my first half-marathon long run. Unfortunately, I pulled a muscle in my right leg in … Continue reading →

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Cleveland-bound! (Annual meetings of the American Association of Physical Anthropology, aka AAPAs)

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Adam Van Arsdale

I’m heading out at the crack of dawn on Friday for a quick two-day trip to this year’s annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropology meetings (AAPAs). Of note is that this may be the last AAPA meetings … Continue reading →

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Running for Science:Science for Running – Episode 3, Hips Don’t Lie (Anna Warrener)

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Adam Van Arsdale

No part of human skeletal anatomy is more central to our understanding of human bipedal locomotion-and it’s distinction from ape patterns of locomotion-than the pelvis. On this week’s episode I talk with Dr. Anna Warrener (CU-Denver), who has done amazing … Continue reading →

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Running for Science: Science for Running – Episode 2, From Our Feet Up (Cody Prang)

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Adam Van Arsdale

Episode 2 of “Running for Science:Science for Running” is live! This episode, “From Our Feet Up,” features Cody Prang, a doctoral student at NYU. Cody’s doctoral research focuses on the evolution of the human foot, lower limb, and biomechanics of … Continue reading →

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Running for Science: Science for Running – Episode 1, You Have to Walk Before You Can Run (Jeremy DeSilva)

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Adam Van Arsdale

Happy to release episode 1 of “Running for Science: Science for Running.” This episode – You have to walk before you can run – features Dartmouth anthropologist, Jeremy DeSilva. Jerry is a good friend I have known since graduate school, … Continue reading →

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Three papers: January 13-19, 2019

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Adam Van Arsdale

Three papers that caught my attention this week in the world of human evolution: * “Limits of long-term selection against Neandertal introgression.” Petr Martin, Svante Pääbo, Janet Kelso, and Benjamin Vernot It is now well-established the early “modern” humans (that … Continue reading →

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The beginning of the journey: Training update, January 18

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Adam Van Arsdale

I will be posting weekly updates throughout my marathon training/podcast production process. These updates are intended to add some personal/narrative components alongside the scientific conversations featured on the podcast. This first update is a bit extended, as it really covers … Continue reading →

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Running for Science: Science for Running – A podcast series and fundraising drive

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Adam Van Arsdale

I hinted in my post earlier this month that I had a number of exciting projects upcoming. One of them, I am proud to more formally announce today, and will go live next week. Introducing… Running for Science: Science for … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Maps: Ancient DNA and Ancient Hominins

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Adam Van Arsdale

A while back Chris Stringer linked to a wonderful interactive map on twitter. Still being updated, a great resource by ⁦@nickyrozenblatt⁩ mapping published ancient genomes + sources https://t.co/WFCZRNOw8O — Chris Stringer (@ChrisStringer65) December 12, 2018 The map, put together by … Continue reading →

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